Mists of Pandaria, the fourth World of Warcraft expansion, went live on September 25th. We've rounded up our daily beta previews and created a guide to everything that's new--from Tier Armor to neon Pandaren hair streaks.

General Changes

Some quality-of-life changes and clarifications relevant to Mists' launch:You will not need to log out at midnight PST to play Mists. You will get a quest at midnight directing you to quest in the new zones, and will be able to create Pandaren on the character selection screen.Quest rewards in Mists are dynamic. This means th

For our final Mists of Pandaria class preview, we're looking at Монахs. It's a lot to take in at first--Монахs can tank, heal, or dps, have a new ability resource, and lots of abilities with unique mechanics--but we've got you covered!

Below, you'll find previews of Монах PvE and PvP armor, lists of all the new abilities, screenshots of particularly cool animations, a look at the Monk-only zone Peak of Serenity, and a summary of each specialization.

<div class="post-detail"> A number of concerns have popped up since cross-realm zones were introduced to live realms, and we want to take a moment to explain how they work. We also want to address some of the anomalies you may be experiencing, including some recent bugs that we’ve hotfixed, or are currently investigating.<br/><br/><strong>Cross-Realm Zones 101</strong><br/><br/>Cross-realm zones are a new technology that allows players in underpopulated areas of the world to meet, group up, and adventure with players from other realms. This technology effectively populates low-level zones and other previously uninhabited areas, resulting in a livelier game world. Cross-realm zones allow players to form a group with other players from within a select pool of realms in order to quest just like they normally would, while still allowing the social structures of their home realms to remain intact. Cross-realm zones populate an area with players from other realms based upon the following criteria:<br/><br/><ul><li>Realm type</li><li>Time zone</li><li>Language</li></ul><br/><strong>Realm Type</strong><br/><

The time is nearly upon us as the mists begin to part and a new age of discovery amidst turmoil begins! For those of you prepared to begin your adventures the moment Mists of Pandaria is launched in your region, we’ve put together some important details that should get your expedition underway.

As soon as we activate the new expansion content on launch, players who already have a Mists of Pandaria license with the data installed will gain instant access. If you’re in the game when the clock strikes midnight, you don’t even have to logout!

So, what happens at midnight for those of us with Mists ready to go?

A yellow System Message will appear in your Chat Log telling you to visit Orgrimmar or Stormwind to start your travels. Level-85 characters will receive a new quest, no matter where they are in the world, which will guide them to Varian or Garrosh for further orders. If you’re online at midnight you will receive the quest even if your Quest Log is full -- or you can visit Varian or Garrosh to get started on your

If you want to ride any of the fancy new cloud serpent mounts in Mists, you'll need to get exalted with Орден Облачного Змея!

Gaining reputation is pretty fun: it's a mix of Крылья Пустоты and Укротители ледопардов. You'll start off with a cloud serpent egg and raise the hatched serpent to maturity, doing daily quest that involve competitive races along the way.

To get the t-shirt, simply log into Xbox Live. You have to visit while on the console to be eligible.

On the frontpage of Xbox Live, there's an ad for MoP that plays a video. After the video finishes, you can get the free Live avatar gear--but you have to wait until the video is done.

It asks you whether you want a Horde or Alliance shirt, and then you get the item. It's possible to get both shirts.

This promotion is US-only.

Blizzard's Tier 14 Armor Preview

Blizzard released a visual preview of Tier 14 Normal-mode armor today. We recently did a series of class previews, featuring all their Tier 14 Raid, Challenge Mode, and PvP armor sets, as well as their set bonuses:Death Kn

With Mists of Pandaria a week away, we're excited to bring you some interviews covering the expansion!

Wowhead interviewed Dave Kosak, Lead Quest Designer, this past week. Mists of Pandaria has a lot of exciting lore developments, not to mention quirky exploration details like rare spawns dropping vanity loot and treasure chests hidden around the world. Plus the new legendary questline is innovative--it will spawn several content patches and has rewards for every class. Read on to learn about how these features were developed!

Wowhead's Interview with Dave Kosak

In the coming months, we're planning an update to Battle.net that will give you more control over your online presence when playing Blizzard games. Soon, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III players will be able to select "Appear Offline" as one of their Battle.net social-status options (along with Available, Busy, and Away) for those times when they want to wander Azeroth by their lonesome, dominate the galaxy in radio silence, or slay demons in solitude. When you choose this option as your status, all of your Real ID friends, BattleTag friends, and character-level friends will see you as “Offline” in their friends list whenever you’re logged into a game.

The “Appear Offline” status option will be added to World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III separately in future updates for each game. For Diablo III, we expect to add the feature in a patch after 1.0.5. For World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, we expect to add the option sometime after the release of each game’s upcoming expansion.

Thanks for your continued feedback, and we’ll share more information on the availability of this new feature in the months ahead.